Journal of Development Studies
Volume 54, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1657-1679

International Migration: Pacifier or Trigger for Military Conflicts? (Article)

Docquier F. , Ruyssen I.* , Schiff M.W.
  • a Economics, IRES UCLouvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium
  • b General Economics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
  • c Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany

Abstract

Whereas the impact of trade relations on conflict has been studied extensively, this is not the case for the impact of international migration. The latter might influence the size of expected costs and benefits, and hence the likelihood of military conflict between countries. In this paper, we discuss the channels through which bilateral migration can affect the prevalence of interstate military conflict. We then estimate migration’s impact on conflict using bilateral panel data between 1960–2000. We find evidence of a positive and robust impact of South-North and South-South migration on the occurrence of conflict. These effects are even larger when we control for potential endogeneity using a GMM approach. © 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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international migration military government North-South relations bilateral agreement political conflict
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85031416275&doi=10.1080%2f00220388.2017.1355456&partnerID=40&md5=dab88f8c8b3ed52a38dbcd6dde835ba1
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2017.1355456
ISSN: 00220388
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English